COOPER, James Fenimore. ALS ("J. Fenimore Cooper"), to J.D.P. Ogden, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa., 17 April 1839. 1 page, 4o, with integral address leaf. Vertical paper loss at upper right margin with no loss of text. "I want $1000 for 60 days to complete the payment of my late Cooperstown purchases. If you can lend it me - of course without harassment to yourself - have the goodness to say so, without delay and I will send my note. The History is done. I have sold one edition, not a large one and am negotiating for a (?). Those who have read the History like it, I think, and a second edition may be better." This letter comes at a time during which he suffered a sharp loss of popularity following the publication of Homeward Bound (1838) and Home as Found (1838), novels criticizing American culture.